How to Explain Why it is NOT Going Right Today!
Author: CCa2z
Date: 19th November 2009
What happens when it is not going right? Yes, you start to count your heads!
As long as you are in control of your variables and can understand the variances, you will go someway to explain what is happening.
Try reviewing the attached and get your team to complete it as a matter of course.
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Forecast |
Actual |
Staff Shrinkage |
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Actual versus scheduled |
100 |
85 |
Absences - Sickness |
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10 |
Absences - Holiday |
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3 |
Absences - Training / Other | 2 | |
Call Volume | ||
Actual versus forecast | ||
Calls - Day Total | ||
Calls - Intra-day time segments | ||
Calls - Unexplained random peaks | ||
Systems | ||
Has systems been on-line as expected? | ||
Has average handle time (AHT) increased? | ||
Non-Demand Activity | ||
Actual versus scheduled | ||
Has time been expanded on processing non-demand work as planned? |
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Has non-demand work been reviewed in light of staffing and call volumes |
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Work Modes | ||
Occupancy % | ||
Ready % (Talk + Available) | ||
Adherence to Schedule % | ||
Miscellaneous | ||
Can any activity be assigned to partner outside agencies? |
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Review enhanced call volume by call type |
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Has customer fulfilment been completed as promised? |
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Has there been a service delivery failure in any part of the process? |